Just the FactsFall 2013

NAME Ohio Northern University

ESTABLISHED1871

PRESIDENTDaniel A. DiBiasio

STUDENT BODY3,619

FACULTY AND STAFF714

ALUMNI30,572

OPERATING BUDGET$90,496,128

ENDOWMENT$150,660,024

MASCOTPolar Bear

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO12:1

CLASS SIZEAverage undergraduate class size: 18

ADA, OHIOA small-town atmosphere complements the friendly environment found on campus. Population: 5,947

MISSIONInfluenced by a unique history and an enduring affiliation with the United Methodist Church, Ohio Northern University’s mission is to provide a high-quality learning environment that prepares students for success in their careers, service to their communities, the nation, and the world, and a lifetime of personal growth inspired by the higher values of truth, beauty, and goodness. The University’s distinctive academic program includes mutually supporting liberal and professional education components that integrate practice with theory, complemented by excellent co-curricular offerings that enrich the Northern experience. To fulfill this mission, faculty and staff engage with students so they can learn to think critically, creatively, and entrepreneurially, communicate effectively, gain practical experience, solve problems collaboratively, and act as ethical and responsible members of a global community.

Facts and Figures

CALENDARSemesters

ATHLETICSNCAA Division III, Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)

12 men’s and 11 women’s teams.

The mascot is the Polar Bear, and the school colors are orange and black.

STUDENT LIFEStudents choose from a variety of campus activities, including nearly 200 student organizations; four national sororities and five national fraternities; intercollegiate, intramural and club sports; and music and theatrical events.

TUITION AND FEES (2013–14) AND TUITION RESET (2014-15)

LOCATIONOur scenic, safe and modern campus rests on nearly 342 acres in the village of Ada, Ohio. Our location provides a quaint small-town atmosphere that complements the friendly environment found on campus. Ada offers an array of restaurants, shopping and culture.

ONU SUSTAINABILITYOhio Northern has made several significant strides in sustainability and currently is making considerable efforts to realize the full benefits of a comprehensive approach to sustainability at the University. Our on-campus housing derives 30 percent of its heating and cooling from geothermal technology, and three 400-kilowatt wind turbines are expected to provide

between 5 and 10 percent of our electricity needs. Our fleet of hybrid and electric campus vehicles reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, and our many environmentally themed student organizations consistently find new ways to make ONU a greener place to live, learn and work.

THE INN AT OHIO NORTHERNUNIVERSITYAda’s world-class hotel offers more than 70 deluxe guest rooms, luxurious amenities and more than 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting spaces. Guests of The Inn enjoy everything that the ONU campus has to offer: athletics, performing arts, and so much more.

Full-Time Tuition and Technology Fee (2013-14) (2014-15)Arts and Sciences $36,720 $27,500Business Administration $36,720 $27,500Engineering $39,200 $31,500Pharmacy $41,240 $32,500First-Year Law (Includes January Term) $33,934 $24,800Continuing Law $33,934 Freshman Room and BoardFreshman room and carte blanche meal plan $10,520

See more at: onu.edu/admissions/tuition

THE OHIO NORTHERN PROMISEThe Ohio Northern Promise is a set of initiatives to make an ONU education more affordable, to reduce student loan debt, to sustain academic quality, and to prepare students for career success. Beginning with the 2014-15 academic year, Ohio North-ern will reduce its tuition by 20-25 percent across all colleges and academic majors.

President’s Staff Colleges/Deans

PRESIDENT Daniel A. DiBiasio

VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS David C. Crago

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRSJulie Hurtig, BSEE ’91

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Lawrence T. Lesick

VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS William H. Ballard

VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw

VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENTKenneth Block

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Ann E. Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99

GETTY COLLEGEOF ARTS & SCIENCES Catherine Albrecht

DICKE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION James W. Fenton Jr.

THOMAS J. SMULL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Eric T. Baumgartner PETTIT COLLEGE OF LAW Richard Bales

RUDOLPH H. RAABE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Thomas L. Kier (Interim Dean)

UNIVERSITY The Higher Learning Commission Member of the North Central

Association

COLLEGES• AACSB International– The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business• Engineering programs are accredited by the

Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and the computer science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org

• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education• American Bar Association• American Chemical Society• Association of American Law Schools• Commission on Accreditation of Allied

Health Education Programs• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic

Training Education• Commission on Collegiate Nursing

Education• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical

Laboratory Science• Association of Technology, Management,

and Applied Engineering• National Association of Schools of Music• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation• Ohio Board of Nursing• Ohio Department of Education• Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise

Sciences• Public Relations Society of America

Accreditation EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE (2013)

Named the Private University of the Year bythe Washington Center for Internships andAcademic Programs.

Ranked No. 2 among Midwest regionalcolleges by U.S. News & World Report inBest Colleges 2014.

Featured as one of the nation’s top schools in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 378 Colleges: 2014 Edition.ONU also is one of the 153 institutions that The Princeton Review recommends in the “Best of the Midwest” section of its website feature, 2014 Best Colleges by Region.

Ranked No. 37 nationally (2013) by Washington Monthly. Named in Colleges of Distinction (2013), a guide profiling America’s most distinguished teaching-centered colleges and universities. Ohio Northern University has been ranked 44th among Liberal Arts Colleges in the nation in the new 2012 Top Choice College Rankings by Parchment Inc. This is the first broad-based college rankings list that is based not on which college is “best,” as many other lists do, but instead on actual students’ preferences for which school is the “best fit” for them.

Ranked third among the top schools in the state of Ohio for its students’ greatest lifetime return on investment (ROI) according to “Affordable College Online: Highest Return on Investment Colleges in Ohio” ranking.

Admissions

ACT

SAT 22%

95%

% OF STUDENTS TAKING ENTRANCE EXAMS

Note: Some students take both the ACT and SAT

Exam 25th Percentile 75th Percentile

SAT Math 530 650

SAT Verbal 490 620

ACT Composite 23 29

ACT English 22 29

ACT Math 24 29

ENTRANCE EXAM PERFORMANCE

Average High School GPA: 3.7

Percent in Top Quarter of High School Graduating Class 69%

Percent in Top 10th of High School Graduating Class 38%

Percent in Top Half of High School Graduating Class 90%

HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE/CLASS RANK

Note: Percents are based on those who submitted high school rank information

ENROLLMENT TYPE

Enrollment (Fall 2013).................................3,619

ENROLLMENT STATUS

917 Graduate and Professional

25%2,702

Undergraduate75%

3,098 Full Time

86%

521 Part Time

14%

ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE

448 1,001

Pharmacy

297 Business Administration 8%

Engineering 12%

251

1,593 Arts & Sciences

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSOhio Northern currently hosts degree-seeking and exchange students from more than 25 different countries. More than 200 of our students are enrolled under a student visa. English language programs are offered for those students who are just beginning to learn English and for those who are more advanced.

29 Special Programs 1%

Law 7%

44%

28%

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2

Black/African American 119

Asian 59

Hispanic/Latino 49

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island 2

Nonresident Alien (International) 213

Two or More Races 98

White 3,054

Unknown 23

Total 3,619

RACE/ETHNICITY

Enrollment (Fall 2013).................................3,619

1,780 Men49%

1,839 Women

51%

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

Student EngagementNSSE 2013 HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES

Percentage of senior students who participated in high-impact practices (HIP): Learning communities, Service-learning, Rresearch with faculty, Internship or field experiences, Study abroad, and Culminating senior experiences

* Activities in which ONU senior students (42% response rate) showed significantly higher participation rates than those of schools with similar Carnegie Classification as well as all nationally participated institutions in NSSE 2013.

ONU

Carnegie Class

NSSE 2013

81% 13%

64% 22%

60% 24%

Participated in two or more HIPs Participated in one HIP

High-Impact Practices* ONU CarnegieClass

NSSE 2013

Reasearch with faculty 39% 24% 23%

Internship or field experiences 72% 50% 48%

Culminating senior experiences 72% 50% 45%

Student Outcomes

FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN

* 6-year graduation rate for Bachelor’s (2006 cohort), 7-year rate for Pharm D (2006 cohort), 5-year rate for Law (2008 cohort).

GRADUATION RATES* FOR BACHELOR’S AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES

Bachelor’s Pharmacy (PharmD) Law (JD)

68% 89% 84%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

84% 84%86%

88%

83%81%

86%

Staffing (Fall 2013) .........714 (Full- and Part-Time)

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2

Black/African American 15

Asian 12

Hispanic/Latino 4Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island 0

Nonresident Alien 13

Two or More Races 4

White 646

Unknown 18

Total 714

RACE/ETHNICITY

395 Women

55%

319 Men45%

176 Part-Time

25%

538 Full-Time

75%

GENDER STATUS

CONTACT INFORMATION:OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY525 S. MAIN STREETADA, OH 45810419-772-2000ONU.EDU

Primary Source: Office of Institutional Research

419-772-2009 www.onu.edu/ir